xiv, 284 pages : 24 cm

Eilhard Mitscherlich (1794-1863) holds an important position among the chemists who created the basis of postLavoisier chemistry. His discoveries of iso- and polymorphism; his pioneering work on catalysis; and his research on benzene and benzene derivatives, the formation of ethers, and alchoholic fermentation belong to the truly fundamental achievements of classical chemistry. In 1822, at the instigation of his mentor Berzelius, Mitscherlich became the successor of Klaproth both as member of the Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences and as full professor at the Friedrich-Wilhelm University. Despite his long quarrels with Liebig, the most influential chemist in Germany, Mitscherlich remained the most eminent representative of chemistry in Prussia. When he died, an epoch of chemistry in Berlin drew to an end

Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-253) and index

From the earliest times to the scientific revolution -- The chemist-assistants of the French salons -- Independent researchers of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries -- The first generation of professional women chemists -- Women in crystallography -- Women in radioactivity -- Women in biochemistry -- Women in industrial chemistry -- Women in analytical chemistry, chemical education, and the history of chemistry

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